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AXIS 231D+/232D+
Network Dome Camera
User’s Manual
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inform your local Axis office of any inaccuracies or omissions. Axis About This Document 2 Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS product and manuals without prior notice. Axis Communications AB 231D+/232D+ Network Dome Camera, and is applicable for software makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained relea
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ 3 Table of contents AXIS 231D+/232D+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 AXIS 232D+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using the Network Dome Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ 4 Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Network - Advanced TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 SOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Description 5 AXIS 231D+/232D+ Ideal for demanding surveillance and remote monitoring applications, the AXIS 231D+/232D+ Network Dome Camera features precise pan/tilt/zoom control, superior quality Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video, advanced event management functionality, 4 alarm inputs/4 alarm outputs (for door sensors, alarm bells), 50 preset positions, sequence modes, guard tours, and Wide Dynamic Range. With security features such as HTTPS and IP address filtering, the
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Description 6 Hardware Description Connection module connector Control button Mounting slot for fixing screw Network connector with Network and Power Indicators Serial number S/N Network Connector- After completion of the startup and self test routines, the Network and Power Indicators on the network connector flashes as follows: Indicator Color Description Network Green Flashes for network activity Detail - network connector: Power Green Normal operation Power Amber Flas
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Using the Network Dome Camera 7 Using the Network Dome Camera This document includes instructions for using and managing the AXIS 231D+/232D+. Instructions on how to install the AXIS 231D+/232D+ on your network are provided in the AXIS 231D+/232D+ Installation guide which is available on the Axis Web site. The AXIS 231D+/232D+ can be used with most standard operating systems and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or later, Netscape 7.x or later and Mozilla 1.4 or l
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Using the Network Dome Camera 8 If the AXIS 231D+/232D+ has been customized, the buttons and other items described below will be displayed accordingly on the Live View page. The following provides an overview of each button: The Video Format drop-down list allows the video format on the Live View page to be temporarily changed. The Output buttons control an output directly from the Live View page. These buttons are configured under Setup > Live View Config > Layout. Pu
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Using the Network Dome Camera 9 The AMC viewer toolbar (AXIS Media Control) is available from Microsoft Internet Explorer only and displays the following buttons: The Play/Stop buttons start and stop the live video stream. The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the displayed image. The Snapshot function and the target directory for saving snapshots can be configured from AMC (AXIS Media Control), which is available from the Windows Control Panel (Internet Explorer only)
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Using the Network Dome Camera 10 Pan/Tilt/Zoom Control Queue The time the user is in control of the PTZ settings is limited and a queue of users has been set up. Use the buttons to request or release control of the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controllers. The Pan/Tilt/Zoom Control Queue is set up by the administrator under: Dome Configuration > Advanced > PTZ Control Queue. For more information on using Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls, please see page 24. AXIS 295 Video Surveillance Joystick
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Video Streams 11 Video Streams The AXIS 231D+/232D+ provides several different image and video stream formats. The type to use depends on your requirements and on the properties of your network. The Live View page in the AXIS 231D+/232D+ provides access to Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams, as well as to single JPEG images. Other applications and clients can also access these video streams/images directly, without going via the Live View page. Stream Types Motion JPE
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Video Streams 12 MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods To deliver live streaming video over IP networks, various combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed. • RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol) is a protocol that allows programs to manage the real-time transmission of multimedia data, via unicast or multicast. • RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) serves as a control protocol, to negotiate which transport protocol to use for the stream. RT
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Video Streams 13 How to stream MPEG-4 Deciding on the combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requirements, and on the properties of your network. RTP+RTSP This method (actually RTP over UDP and RTSP over TCP) should be your first consideration for live video, especially when it is important to always have an up-to-date video stream, even if some images do get dropped. This can be configured as multicast or unicast. Multicasting provides the
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Video Streams 14 The AXIS Media Control The recommended method of accessing live video (MPEG-4 and/or Motion JPEG) from the AXIS 231D+/232D+ is to use the AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows. This ActiveX component is automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured by opening the AMC Control Panel applet from the Windows Control Panel. Alternatively, right-click the video image in Internet Explorer. Other methods of
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Configuring the Network Dome Camera 15 Configuring the Network Dome Camera This section describes how to configure the AXIS 231D+/232D+ and is intended for the product administrator who has unrestricted access to all Setup tools and the Operator who has access to Video & Image, Live View Config and Event Configuration. See the section on Security, on page 35 for more information on user access control. The AXIS 231D+/232D+ is configured under Setup from a standard browser
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Configuring the Network Dome Camera 16 Video & Image Settings The following are examples of available features in the AXIS 231D+/232D+. For details of each setting, please refer to the online help files which are available from each page. Click to access the help files. Image Settings To optimize the video images to suit your requirements, modify the following settings under Image Appearance. Each setting is described in the online help files . All configuration of image
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Configuring the Network Dome Camera 17 Overlay Settings Use these settings to include an image as an overlay, and/or the date and Date & time, along with text of your own. Time Overlay Text overlays are all included on one image line at the top or bottom of the video image. Image overlays can be placed anywhere in the video image. To upload an overlay image, see below. Example: If there is information in a monitored area that you do not wish to disclose, you can ma
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Configuring the Network Dome Camera 18 Overlay Image Settings An overlay image is an image included in the video image. This might, for example, be your own company logo. Follow these instructions to upload and use an overlay image: 1. Go to Setup > Video & Image > Overlay Image. 2. To upload the file to the AXIS 231D+/232D+, click the Browse button and locate it on your computer or server. 3. Click the Upload button and follow the on-screen instructions. 4. The image is
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Configuring the Network Dome Camera 19 Note that if the AXIS 232D+ is set to Auto, it will automatically switch between IR cut filter ON and OFF, according to the current lighting conditions. This is only possible when the iris is set to Auto Iris, and the exposure control is set to Automatic. • Wide dynamic range - Corrects the exposure when the contrast is extreme between light and dark in an image. Test the different levels to find the one that works best of your lig
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AXIS 231D+/232D+ - Live View Config 20 Live View Config Layout These are the tools for deciding the layout of the Live View page. The layout can be set in 3 ways: • Use Axis look - the layout is unchanged. • Use custom settings - modify the default page with your own colors, or images. Click the Configure button and see the following page. • Own Home Page - upload and use your own custom made page as the default web page. Click the Configure button and see the following page. The othe
